Robbie Savage Avoids Driving Ban After Speeding At 99Mph.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2971606/Robbie-Savage-avoids-driving-ban-speeding-99mph.html

Why was he not banned, if he needs to drive around in his Bentley for protection, what is wrong with him riding in the rear seat, and the car driven by a chauffeur, after all it is not as if he cannot afford to hire one?

[-Talbot-]

Many, many, many people get away with not getting a driving ban for speeding. It is nothing new.

[andy-hughes]

Can't argue with you there AOG.

If the media is to be believed, he could use the money he is forced to save on babysitters to fund a chauffeur - assuming he is not too famous to be driven?

[flump1]

At least he is aware of being disliked. Stupid boy.

[Buenchico]

For a defendant who pleads not guilty the court must EITHER place between 4 and 6 points on his licence OR ban him from driving for between 7 and 28 days.

However the court should consider a reduction in the penalty for a guilty plea so, in practice, the maximum ban that could have been imposed could only have been one of around 3 weeks. That would have probably been to RS's advantage, as he'd then have escaped having 6 points put on his licence (which will potentially bring him far closer to a much longer ban under the 'totting up' rules).

So perhaps the magistrates made the best decision after all?

Source:
http://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MCSG_web_-_October_2014.pdf
(See page 131).

[New Judge]

We have to be a bit careful whenexamining sentences for speeding.

It needs to be made clear that whilst Magistrates’ sentencing guidelines do allow for an immediate disqualification, it is unusual for anybody to receive such a ban for a single offence where less that 100mph is recorded. The usual penalty for up to 100mph is 4 or 5 points and Mr Savage received six.

Furthermore, unless Mr Savage was driving on the A1(M) (and we are told only that he was driving on the A1), the report is inaccurate when it suggests that the maximum fine could have been £2,500. This maximum is only available where offences have been committed on a motorway. On other roads the maximum is £1,000. So, knocking of a third for his guilty plea, his fine of £600 is not too far from the maximum allowed.

[New Judge]

Yes, reading the guidelines provided by Chris I refreshed my memory and the usual number of points is 4 to 6, not 4 to 5 as I stated.

[ToraToraTora]

99 in a 70 very unlikely to get a ban. I did 89 in a 50 and did not get a ban.

[youngmafbog]

Yobo TTT

[Canary42]

If he was banned he couldn't re-offend like this guy did.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2973045/PICTURE-EXCLUSIVE-Bruce-Jenner-seen-talking-phone-driving-second-time-fatal-car-accident.html

The rich think they're above the law.

[TWR]

Canary, you money, David Beckham, Alex Fergie & a few more.